The Maine recap
Jul. 31st, 2001 12:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
moonwiseHello all, I'm back. Did you miss me? *crickets*
Didn't think so. :)
For the record, here's my trip, so I can remember it later.
7/14: Drove up, 8.5 hour trip. Slept most of the afternoon, missed church. Not a regret, there. Church in Maine is a torture test.
7/15: Watched F1 race with Steve. Mika Hakkinen finally won a race, good for him. Went to Camden to board schooner. Pottered around town, bought a sun-hat. Schooner wasn't my idea of fun, no running water for 3 days. Halfway home when Steve got so sad that I had to turn around and bite the bullet. Slept on the boat.
7/16 Moped in my cabin, tried not to think about dirty hair. Cabin was large enough for 1 person to stand up. Shelf bed. Ventured out later, saw the islands. Moored in Bucks' Harbor.
7/16 Went into town, bought some sparklers (illegal fireworks for NJ!!) and little soaps that smelled nice because baths were all I could think about. More sailing. Misty weather. Steve sailed the boat. Moored in Dark Harbor.
7/18 Went home. Loooonng bath when I reached the cottage. Sat in the sun.
7/19 Lake day! Swimming and kayaking. Saw a mother loon and a baby; Daddy-loon checked me out. He was within 6 feet of my boat; amazing! They are shy animals. Eagle soared overhead and loons started getting upset. I would have chased it off if it had attacked the baby, national emblem or not.
Many visits from one of the resident cats. Sammy, or "Monster Paws," is a friendly, large, black, polydactyl cat who Just Wants To Be Loved. (polydactyl means that he has extra toes; three on one paw and two on the other.)
7/20 Lake time. Went to Bar Harbor that night to have dinner; lovely venue out on the lawn to watch the boats and the sunset. Shopping time after dinner! Came home with a big haul of shoes and goodies. Forgot to make my wish in the fountain in Bar Harbor...
7/21 More lake. Sam missing. Worried. Shows up at night, crying at the door; he was sick. Brought him up to the Admiral's house.
7/22 Church in the morning; Sam went to the hospital. Had a urinary tract blockage. Hot weather, outdoor time; FF8 to get out of the sun.
7/23 More outdoor time!
7/24 Annual "Lobster Bash." Made bolognese sauce for 8, chopped onions and carrots and garlic all afternoon for us landlubbers. Can't eat shellfish myself because I am allergic. Sauce was a great success.
7/25 Lake time, then off to Acadia Nat'l Park with Mom and Dad. Visited Southwest Harbor and looked at boats. Went to Bar Harbor for dinner, bought MORE shoes. Watched the sunset from Cadillac Mountain. Heartbreakingly lovely.
7/26 Got colder. Must not have been an interesting day because I can't remember what we did.
7/27 Cool again. Went to the Bucksport Festival that night to watch a circus music concert. It was ok.
7/28 Warmer. Went swimming again. Went to festival again that night to see the Shangri-La's and the Platters. Better concert. Had fried dough for the first time - yummy! Sam came home after an operation to remove all of his manliness, because he'd had blockages before. Poor cat, lost his berries and now his twig. Spent time petting Sam(antha); he was bery lonely. He had to be quarantined so the other cats wouldn't attack him or hurt his stitches.
7/29 Packed to go home. Sad. Played outdoors.
7/30 Went home. Still sad. Hope we will be back to Maine.
That's the short version. More, and you'd all go to sleep. :)
We will now return you to your regularly scheduled FF nonsense.
Didn't think so. :)
For the record, here's my trip, so I can remember it later.
7/14: Drove up, 8.5 hour trip. Slept most of the afternoon, missed church. Not a regret, there. Church in Maine is a torture test.
7/15: Watched F1 race with Steve. Mika Hakkinen finally won a race, good for him. Went to Camden to board schooner. Pottered around town, bought a sun-hat. Schooner wasn't my idea of fun, no running water for 3 days. Halfway home when Steve got so sad that I had to turn around and bite the bullet. Slept on the boat.
7/16 Moped in my cabin, tried not to think about dirty hair. Cabin was large enough for 1 person to stand up. Shelf bed. Ventured out later, saw the islands. Moored in Bucks' Harbor.
7/16 Went into town, bought some sparklers (illegal fireworks for NJ!!) and little soaps that smelled nice because baths were all I could think about. More sailing. Misty weather. Steve sailed the boat. Moored in Dark Harbor.
7/18 Went home. Loooonng bath when I reached the cottage. Sat in the sun.
7/19 Lake day! Swimming and kayaking. Saw a mother loon and a baby; Daddy-loon checked me out. He was within 6 feet of my boat; amazing! They are shy animals. Eagle soared overhead and loons started getting upset. I would have chased it off if it had attacked the baby, national emblem or not.
Many visits from one of the resident cats. Sammy, or "Monster Paws," is a friendly, large, black, polydactyl cat who Just Wants To Be Loved. (polydactyl means that he has extra toes; three on one paw and two on the other.)
7/20 Lake time. Went to Bar Harbor that night to have dinner; lovely venue out on the lawn to watch the boats and the sunset. Shopping time after dinner! Came home with a big haul of shoes and goodies. Forgot to make my wish in the fountain in Bar Harbor...
7/21 More lake. Sam missing. Worried. Shows up at night, crying at the door; he was sick. Brought him up to the Admiral's house.
7/22 Church in the morning; Sam went to the hospital. Had a urinary tract blockage. Hot weather, outdoor time; FF8 to get out of the sun.
7/23 More outdoor time!
7/24 Annual "Lobster Bash." Made bolognese sauce for 8, chopped onions and carrots and garlic all afternoon for us landlubbers. Can't eat shellfish myself because I am allergic. Sauce was a great success.
7/25 Lake time, then off to Acadia Nat'l Park with Mom and Dad. Visited Southwest Harbor and looked at boats. Went to Bar Harbor for dinner, bought MORE shoes. Watched the sunset from Cadillac Mountain. Heartbreakingly lovely.
7/26 Got colder. Must not have been an interesting day because I can't remember what we did.
7/27 Cool again. Went to the Bucksport Festival that night to watch a circus music concert. It was ok.
7/28 Warmer. Went swimming again. Went to festival again that night to see the Shangri-La's and the Platters. Better concert. Had fried dough for the first time - yummy! Sam came home after an operation to remove all of his manliness, because he'd had blockages before. Poor cat, lost his berries and now his twig. Spent time petting Sam(antha); he was bery lonely. He had to be quarantined so the other cats wouldn't attack him or hurt his stitches.
7/29 Packed to go home. Sad. Played outdoors.
7/30 Went home. Still sad. Hope we will be back to Maine.
That's the short version. More, and you'd all go to sleep. :)
We will now return you to your regularly scheduled FF nonsense.
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Date: 2001-07-31 12:08 pm (UTC)It sounds like you had a really good time. Maine is lovely country. Or at least New Hampshire is and I assume Maine is similar.
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Date: 2001-07-31 12:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2001-07-31 12:40 pm (UTC)8.5 hours? ha! I drove 17.5 hours on the way back from my trip (I stopped on the way out--should have probably done that the other way around though...).
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Date: 2001-07-31 12:54 pm (UTC)Glad you made it to NY and back safely!
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Date: 2001-07-31 03:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2001-07-31 06:32 pm (UTC)......
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Just kidding.
Glad you had a nice trip.
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Date: 2001-08-01 08:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2001-08-01 08:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2001-08-01 11:25 am (UTC)Of course we missed you !
And it is good to see you back. :)
Swimming and kayaking and spending time with family and friends and pets sounds lovely. I'm glad you had a good time out, it was well deserved.
I bet the bolognese was yummy...
"Just Wanna Be Loved", that's a nice title for cat, supernumerary toes or not. Because what cat doesn't "just wanna be loved"?... on your terms or theirs. :)
Wish Sam(antha) a happy recovery, poor thing. :)